Dr Rebeka Zsoldos
Adjunct Research Fellow
School of Agriculture and Food Sustainability
Researcher biography
Rebeka R. Zsoldos is an animal biomechanist who graduated at the Animal Science Faculty of the University of Kaposvar/Hungary (2008). In Vienna/Austria, she then completed her PhD on the biomechanics of the equine cervical vertebral column at the Movement Science Group at the Veterinary University (2011), followed by her own collaborative research project titled "Generic Motion Models based on Quadrupedal Data" at the University of Natural Resources together with the Veterinary University and the University of Bonn/Germany (Multimedia, Simulation and Virtual Reality Group). During this time, she taught Animal Biomechanics to undergraduate and graduate students. Having completed the project, she continued work with her collaborators at the University of Bonn in Germany. After that she worked on a mathematical approach to the elastic behaviour and shape of the equine spine as a postdoctoral research fellow at the Computational Sciences Group, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) in Thuwal in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Journal Articles
Jobst, I. D., Zsoldos, R. R. and Licka, T. F. (2024). Trunk kinematics and limb movement of horses walking backwards and forwards in hand and lifting a single limb. Veterinary Journal, 306 106202, 106202. doi: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2024.106202
Kang, Hyungsuk, Zsoldos, Rebeka R., Sole-Guitart, Albert, Narayan, Edward, Cawdell-Smith, A. Judith and Gaughan, John B. (2023). Heat stress in horses: a literature review. International Journal of Biometeorology, 67 (6), 957-973. doi: 10.1007/s00484-023-02467-7
Kang, H., Sole-Guitart, A., Mellor, V. A., Gaughan, J. B. and Zsoldos, R. R. (2022). The use of percutaneous thermal sensing microchips for non-invasive measurement of body temperature in foals during summer seasons in a subtropical region. Animal, 16 (9) 100620, 1-13. doi: 10.1016/j.animal.2022.100620
Kang, Hyungsuk, Zsoldos, Rebeka R., Skinner, Jazmine E., Gaughan, John B., Mellor, Vincent A. and Sole-Guitart, Albert (2022). The use of percutaneous thermal sensing microchips to measure body temperature in horses during and after exercise using three different cool-down methods. Animals, 12 (10) 1267, 1267. doi: 10.3390/ani12101267
Kang, H., Zsoldos, R.R., Skinner, J.E., Gaughan, J.B. and Guitart, A.S. (2021). 22 Comparison of post-exercise cooling methods in horses. Journal of Equine Veterinary Science, 100 103485, 103485. doi: 10.1016/j.jevs.2021.103485
Zsoldos, Rebeka Roza, Khayatzadeh, Negar, Soelkner, Johann, Schroeder, Ulrike, Hahn, Caroline and Licka, Theresia Franziska (2021). Comparison of gluteus medius muscle activity in Haflinger and Noriker horses with polysaccharide storage myopathy. Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition, 105 (3) jpn.13504, 549-557. doi: 10.1111/jpn.13504
Kang, Hyungsuk, Zsoldos, Rebeka R., Woldeyohannes, Solomon M., Gaughan, John B. and Sole Guitart, Albert (2020). The use of percutaneous thermal sensing microchips for body temperature measurements in horses prior to, during and after treadmill exercise. Animals, 10 (12) 2274, 2274-20. doi: 10.3390/ani10122274
Riedler, Daniela C., Zsoldos, Rebeka R., Robel, Matthias, Jobst, Isabelle D. and Licka, Theresia F. (2020). Movement caused by electrical stimulation of the lumbosacral region in standing horses. Journal of Equine Veterinary Science, 91 103116, 103116. doi: 10.1016/j.jevs.2020.103116
Moore, Lauren Veneta, Zsoldos, Rebeka Roza and Licka, Theresia Franziska (2019). Trot Accelerations of Equine Front and Hind Hooves Shod with Polyurethane Composite Shoes and Steel Shoes on Asphalt. Animals, 9 (12) 1119, 1119. doi: 10.3390/ani9121119
Schieder, Katrin, Zsoldos, Rebeka R., Dippel, Maximiliane, Siedler, Claudia, Tichy, Alexander and Licka, Theresia F. (2019). Use of physical self-experience for teaching lameness evaluation: short-term effects on lameness evaluation of horses with mild forelimb lameness by novice veterinary students. Journal of Veterinary Medical Education, 47 (3), e0618079r-355. doi: 10.3138/jvme.0618-079r
Dippel, M., Zsoldos, R.R. and Licka, T.F. (2019). An equine cadaver study investigating the relationship between cervical flexion, nuchal ligament elongation and pressure at the first and second cervical vertebra. The Veterinary Journal, 252 105353, 105353. doi: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2019.105353
Zsoldos, Rebeka R., Voegele, Anna, Krueger, Bjoern, Schroeder, Ulrike, Weber, Andreas and Licka, Theresia F. (2018). Long term consistency and location specificity of equine gluteus medius muscle activity during locomotion on the treadmill. BMC Veterinary Research, 14 (1) 126. doi: 10.1186/s12917-018-1443-y
Valentin, S., Peham, C., Zsoldos, R. R. and Licka, T. F. (2017). A sphere fitting approach to determine the hip joint centre of the horse. Comparative Exercise Physiology, 13 (2), 113-118. doi: 10.3920/CEP160039
Zsoldos, R.R., Modenese, L. and Licka, T.F. (2016). Kinematic assessment of the equine cervical vertebral column. Equine Veterinary Journal, 48, 29-29. doi: 10.1111/evj.55_12595
Vögele, Anna Magdalena, Zsoldos, Rebeka R., Krüger, Björn and Licka, Theresia (2016). Novel methods for surface emg analysis and exploration based on multi-modal Gaussian mixture models. PLoS One, 11 (6) e0157239, e0157239. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0157239
Valentin, Stephanie and Zsoldos, Rebeka R. (2016). Surface electromyography in animal biomechanics: a systematic review. Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology, 28, 167-183. doi: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2015.12.005
Zsoldos, Rebeka R. and Licka, Theresia F. (2015). The equine neck and its function during movement and locomotion. Zoology, 118 (5), 364-376. doi: 10.1016/j.zool.2015.03.005
Schroeder, Ulrike, Licka, Theresia F., Zsoldos, Rebeka, Hahn, Caroline N., Maclntyre, Neil, Schwendenwein, Ilse, Schwarz, Bianca and Van Den Hoven, Rene (2015). Effect of diet on Haflinger horses with GYS1 mutation (polysaccharide storage myopathy Type 1). Journal of Equine Veterinary Science, 35 (7), 598-605. doi: 10.1016/j.jevs.2015.03.197
Zsoldos, R. R., Schroeder, U. and Licka, T. F. (2015). Individuality of centre of body movement at walk and trot within the haflinger breed. Poljoprivreda, 21 (1), 121-125. doi: 10.18047/poljo.21.1.sup.28
Zsoldos, R. R., Krüger, B. and Licka, T. F. (2014). From maturity to old age: tasks of daily life require a different muscle use in horses. Comparative Exercise Physiology, 10 (2), 75-88. doi: 10.3920/CEP140001
Schmidburg, Ingrid, Pagger, Heike, Zsoldos, Rebeka R., Mehnen, Joern, Peham, Christian and Licka, Theresia F. (2012). Movement associated reduction of spatial capacity of the equine cervical vertebral canal. Veterinary Journal, 192 (3), 525-528. doi: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2011.08.011
Lindner, M., Kotschwar, A., Zsoldos, R. R., Groesel, M. and Peham, C. (2012). The jump shot - a biomechanical analysis focused on lateral ankle ligaments. Journal of Biomechanics, 45 (1), 202-206. doi: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2011.09.012
Zsoldos, R. R., Groesel, M., Kotschwar, A., Kotschwar, A. B., Licka, T. and Peham, C. (2010). A preliminary modelling study on the equine cervical spine with inverse kinematics at walk. Equine Veterinary Journal, 42 (S38), 516-522. doi: 10.1111/j.2042-3306.2010.00265.x
Zsoldos, R. R., Kotschwar, A., Kotschwar, A. B., Rodriguez, C. P., Peham, C. and Licka, T. (2010). Activity of the equine rectus abdominis and oblique external abdominal muscles measured by surface EMG during walk and trot on the treadmill. Equine Veterinary Journal, 42 (S38), 523-529. doi: 10.1111/j.2042-3306.2010.00230.x
Groesel, M., Zsoldos, R. R., Kotschwar, A., Gfoehler, M. and Peham, C. (2010). A preliminary model study of the equine back including activity of longissimus dorsi muscle. Equine Veterinary Journal, 42 (SUPPL. 38), 401-406. doi: 10.1111/j.2042-3306.2010.00282.x
Zsoldos, R. R., Kotschwar, A. B., Kotschwar, A., Groesel, M., Licka, T. and Peham, C. (2010). Electromyography activity of the equine splenius muscle and neck kinematics during walk and trot on the treadmill. Equine Veterinary Journal, 42 (s38), 455-461. doi: 10.1111/j.2042-3306.2010.00263.x
Conference Papers
Zsoldos, R., Khayatzadeh, N., Soelkner, H. and Licka, T. (2019). Breed specifics of muscle function changes in the Austrian Haflinger and Austrian Noriker horses with polysaccharide storage myopathy (PSSM). 24th International Annual Congress of the World-Muscle-Society (WMS), Copenhagen Denmark, Oct 01-05, 2019. OXFORD: PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD. doi: 10.1016/j.nmd.2019.06.097
Licka, T., Van den Hoven, R., Schroeder, U., Hahn, C. and Zsoldos, R. (2019). Correlation of gluteus medius muscle activities at walk and trot with myopathy changes on biopsies of the exact same locations in horses without clinical signs of type 1 polysaccharide storage myopathy. 24th International Annual Congress of the World-Muscle-Society (WMS), Copenhagen Denmark, Oct 01-05, 2019. OXFORD: PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD. doi: 10.1016/j.nmd.2019.06.102
Zsoldos, R. R., Voegele, A., Valentin, S., Weber, A. and Licka, T. F. (2017). Comparative Study on Equine and Ovine Gluteus Medius Muscle Activity Pattern During Treadmill Trot. Annual Meeting of the Society-for-Integrative-and-Comparative-Biology (SICB), New Orleans La, Jan 04-08, 2017. CARY: OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC.
Wilhelm, Nils, Voegele, Anna, Zsoldos, Rebeka, Licka, Theresia, Krueger, Bjoern and Bernard, Juergen (2015). FuryExplorer: visual-interactive exploration of horse motion capture data. 22nd Annual IS and T/SPIE Conference on Visualization and Data Analysis (VDA), San Francisco, CA, United States, 9-11 February 2015. Bellingham, WA, United States: SPIE. doi: 10.1117/12.2080001
Krüger, Björn, Yasin, Hashim, Zsoldos, Rebeka and Weber, Andreas (2014). Retrieval, recognition and reconstruction of quadruped motions. 9th International Conference on Computer Graphics Theory and Applications, GRAPP 2014, Lisbon, Portugal, 7-9 January 2014. Piscataway, NJ, United States: IEEE. doi: 10.5220/0004710903560363
Zsoldos, R. R., Valentin, S., Holler, P. J., Peham, C. and Licka, T. F. (2011). Age related changes in equine splenius muscle activity. 16th International Congress of the World-Muscle-Society, Algarve, Portugal, 18-22 October 2011. London, United Kingdom: Elsevier . doi: 10.1016/j.nmd.2011.06.1099
Zsoldos, R. R., Valentin, S., Holler, P. J., Peham, C. and Licka, T. F. (2011). Surface electromyography of the equine splenius muscle during neck exercises in relation to ultrasonographic muscle appearance. 16th International Congress of the World-Muscle-Society, Algarve, Portugal, 18-22 October 2011. London, United Kingdom: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.nmd.2011.06.1100